I disclaim. You know, the whole point of disclaimers is to remind me of what I don't have. I know that I don't own Brady, but how I wish I did!
Chapter 18
"What are you doing here?" He questioned.
"Stopping you from leaving."
Harold looked at Phillip. "Why?"
"I know what you saw Harold, and you go the wrong impression."
Harold squared his shoulders. "That's not why I was.. am, leaving."
"Really? Then why?"
"I got a job offer. It's always been my dream to run a store." He said coolly."
"I don't think that's why, " Phillip started, "You're just looking for an excuse to go."
"Can you give me a reason to stay?"
"Us, Harold." Danny finally spoke. "Us. We'd never hurt you. Not intentionally."
Harold's eyes looked Danny over. "Danny, you're here. You... moved."
"It's a long story," his friend sighed, "but I couldn't lose the two most important people in the world."
"Harold, please say you'll stay!" Phillip begged.
Harold looked down into his two friends' eyes and on impulse he gathered them in a group hug. The scent of Phillip's raspberry shampoo and the feel of Danny's metal against his skin assured him he was making the right choice after all.
The hug ended and Harold picked up his suitcase. "Well, shall we?" He motioned towards the door and Danny nodded. Phillip held back a moment watching his two friends. He was overjoyed Harold had stayed and mentally decided he had to do something for him in return.
"Are you coming, lad?" Danny's voice broke into his thoughts and Phillip smiled.
"Of course."
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Two days later, Phillip found himself at Basic Black. Harold had reclaimed his old job and Danny had moved in with him. Though everything was great, Phillip felt indebt to Harold. He had changed his life for the better so much and there was something he could do for him in return. He found himself in front of a large wooden door. The sign read: Brady Black
After knocking, a voice from inside told him to come in and he did so. Brady was sitting on his couch beside a giggling Chloe, his hand on her thigh.
Phillip shook his head. "Having fun, I see?"
Brady laughed and leaned back against the sofa. "You know, all work and no play..."
Phillip broke out into a dimpled smile. "I see how it is," he chuckled.
Brady looked at his uncle and smiled. Their relationship was on the mends ever since the disappearance of his psychotic tendencies and getting better everyday. "So, how can I help you, Uncle Phil?"
"I don't know how you're gonna respond to this, but I need a favor."
Brady looked at him suspiciously. "What would that be?"
"I need a loan."
"A loan?" Brady looked at Chloe who shrugged. "What for?"
Phillip avoided the question, but continued on. "I'll pay you back, of course. I'll get a job. I'll get a job here!"
"Phillip," Chloe cut in, "You do realize your father is president of Titan."
"I know," he sighed, "but he doesn't accept the real me for who I am...and... he doesn't want anything to do with me."
Chloe frowned and Phillip looked at Brady expectantly.
"Please, Brady? You know I'd pay you back! You'd pound me if I didn't!"
Brady laughed and nodded. "Alright Phil, you have a deal." He motioned for him to take a seat across from his desk.
"Now how much do you need?"
Chapter 18
"What are you doing here?" He questioned.
"Stopping you from leaving."
Harold looked at Phillip. "Why?"
"I know what you saw Harold, and you go the wrong impression."
Harold squared his shoulders. "That's not why I was.. am, leaving."
"Really? Then why?"
"I got a job offer. It's always been my dream to run a store." He said coolly."
"I don't think that's why, " Phillip started, "You're just looking for an excuse to go."
"Can you give me a reason to stay?"
"Us, Harold." Danny finally spoke. "Us. We'd never hurt you. Not intentionally."
Harold's eyes looked Danny over. "Danny, you're here. You... moved."
"It's a long story," his friend sighed, "but I couldn't lose the two most important people in the world."
"Harold, please say you'll stay!" Phillip begged.
Harold looked down into his two friends' eyes and on impulse he gathered them in a group hug. The scent of Phillip's raspberry shampoo and the feel of Danny's metal against his skin assured him he was making the right choice after all.
The hug ended and Harold picked up his suitcase. "Well, shall we?" He motioned towards the door and Danny nodded. Phillip held back a moment watching his two friends. He was overjoyed Harold had stayed and mentally decided he had to do something for him in return.
"Are you coming, lad?" Danny's voice broke into his thoughts and Phillip smiled.
"Of course."
~~~~
Two days later, Phillip found himself at Basic Black. Harold had reclaimed his old job and Danny had moved in with him. Though everything was great, Phillip felt indebt to Harold. He had changed his life for the better so much and there was something he could do for him in return. He found himself in front of a large wooden door. The sign read: Brady Black
After knocking, a voice from inside told him to come in and he did so. Brady was sitting on his couch beside a giggling Chloe, his hand on her thigh.
Phillip shook his head. "Having fun, I see?"
Brady laughed and leaned back against the sofa. "You know, all work and no play..."
Phillip broke out into a dimpled smile. "I see how it is," he chuckled.
Brady looked at his uncle and smiled. Their relationship was on the mends ever since the disappearance of his psychotic tendencies and getting better everyday. "So, how can I help you, Uncle Phil?"
"I don't know how you're gonna respond to this, but I need a favor."
Brady looked at him suspiciously. "What would that be?"
"I need a loan."
"A loan?" Brady looked at Chloe who shrugged. "What for?"
Phillip avoided the question, but continued on. "I'll pay you back, of course. I'll get a job. I'll get a job here!"
"Phillip," Chloe cut in, "You do realize your father is president of Titan."
"I know," he sighed, "but he doesn't accept the real me for who I am...and... he doesn't want anything to do with me."
Chloe frowned and Phillip looked at Brady expectantly.
"Please, Brady? You know I'd pay you back! You'd pound me if I didn't!"
Brady laughed and nodded. "Alright Phil, you have a deal." He motioned for him to take a seat across from his desk.
"Now how much do you need?"